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VenturEast

Venture capital

Bangalore · Seed–Late Stage · 14 people tracked

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Investment thesis

VenturEast is an early-stage technology investor in India focused on rapidly growing businesses with clearly defined competitive moats. It invests across deeptech (climate, industry, mobility, energy, agriculture); product software (enterprise, SaaS, dev tools, data, AI and GenAI applications); B2B (supply chain digitization and e-commerce enablers); and 'Middle India' opportunities in fintech, consumer tech, and health. The firm emphasizes a hands-on approach backed by deep domain expertise spanning deep science, enterprise, SaaS, India consumer, and climate tech, with a team that has navigated multiple economic and investment cycles over more than two decades.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Stage
Seed–Late Stage
HQ
Bangalore, IN
Instruments
Equity
Founded
1997
AUM
$325M
Tracked investments
65

Team · 14 people

from the firm's website & curated & public directories
Mahesh Pinishetty· Manager - Financein
Raghuveer Mendu· Advisor
Vishnu Kamalapuri· Vice President (Finance & Accounts)

What they invest in

from 37 of 65 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×10Healthtech ×9Digital Health ×7SaaS ×7Enterprise Software ×6Hardware ×6Consumer ×5E-commerce ×5

HQs:India×23United States×6Italy×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 13 portfolio companies
54%
solo founders
7 of 13 mapped founding teams

Founding team size:solo founder×72 founders×43 founders×2

Investments · 65 tracked

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By year:2016 · 12014 · 12 dated

1Mg1mg.comAcquired

Tata 1mg is India's leading online pharmacy and healthcare platform that offers medicines, lab tests, doctor consultations, and cancer care services.

Digital HealthE-commerceHealthtechIndia, IN

Co-investorsLeo Capital VenturesPeak XV PartnersKae CapitalMaverick Ventures

24Mantra24mantra.com𝕏

24 Mantra Organic produces organic food and packaged goods grown using vedic farming methods, and offers a traceability feature that lets consumers track a product's journey from farm to pack.

AgTechConsumerFoodTech

2Adpro2adpro.com
3D Perception3d-perception.comin𝕏

3D Perception develops simulation visual display systems for aerospace, defense, and commercial applications across land, air, sea, and space environments.

Deep TechDefense TechHardwareUnited States / Norway, US

Knut Krogstad(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsAlliance VCAlliance VentureYourNest Venture Capital

Ackoacko.comin𝕏

ACKO is an insurtech company that provides car, corporate health, health, travel, and life insurance products in India through a direct-to-consumer technology platform.

Digital HealthFintechInsurTechMumbai, IN

Varun Dua(Founder)Vishwanath Ramarao(Co-Founder)Ruchi Deepak(Founder Emeritus)in

Co-investorsAccelElevation CapitalGeneral AtlanticLightspeed Venture PartnersNuVenturesRPS Ventures+3 more

Ad2pro

Exited through a structured deal with Avendus.

Atyatiatyati.comin

Atyati describes its company culture and values, emphasizing adaptability, continuous innovation, process simplification, resourcefulness, and excellence.

FintechImpact & Social Good

Ben Franklinbenfranklin.in
Bharat Light and Power
Bioservein

REPROCELL provides integrated solutions for stem cell research, cell therapy development, and drug discovery, including iPSC tools, biospecimens, tissue models, and GMP manufacturing services for clinical and preclinical research.

BiotechDigital HealthMedical Devices

BoonBoxinthreeaccess.com
Cowles_Investments_DemandEnergyenel.comin𝕏

Enel is an energy utility group that produces and supplies power, with a focus on renewable energy generation, energy trading, and related services across multiple markets in the Americas and Europe.

CleantechClimate TechEnergyRome, IT

Co-investorsCowles Ventures

Cpousacpousa.comin

Comprehensive Prosthetics & Orthotics (CPO) is a provider of prosthetic and orthotic devices and services across the Midwest.

HealthtechMedical DevicesChicago, US

Cronaicronai.ai
Desicrewdesicrew.inin𝕏

DesiCrew is an India-based impact sourcing company, founded out of IIT-Madras, that runs AI data and enterprise delivery programs through teams distributed across delivery centers in small-town and rural India.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareImpact & Social GoodInsurTech

Diabetomicsdiabetomics.comOct 2014

ModalityDx develops quantitative point-of-care diagnostic tests using molecular biomarkers and data science to detect and assess treatment response for diseases including diabetes, maternal health conditions, and autoimmune disorders.

BiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesHillsboro, US

Srinivasa Rao Nagalla(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Dave Gunderson(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardRick Miller(Director)Chris Dudley(Director)Robert Gregg(Director)Robert Gootee(Director)

Dodla Dairydodladairy.com

Exited with a 13.5x return on investment.

E2E Rail

Exited through a financial secondary to Param Capital.

Edge Networksedgenetworks.in

Co-investorsExfinity Ventures

ekincareekincare.comin𝕏

ekincare operates a corporate health benefits platform that combines employee health management, risk prediction, and health insurance claims processing for employers in India.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechHR TechInsurTechSaaSIndia, IN

Co-investorsEndiya PartnersHealthQuadTrifecta Capital Advisors

Elbitelbitdiagnostics.net
Etoerailetoerail.com

e2E Rail provides rail engineering and design services for mainline and mass transit infrastructure projects, specializing in track systems, signalling, communication systems, and electrification.

Construction TechLogistics & Supply Chain

Evolvaevolva.com

Evolva (EvoNext Holdings SA / Evolva Holding AG) develops and markets flavour and fragrance products.

BiotechFoodTechNew Materials

Co-investorsSunstone CapitalEntrepreneurs FundNice & Green

eYantra
Findmeashoefindmeashoe.comin

Findmeashoe provides a foot-scanning technology that lets shoppers find their correct shoe size from a single photo of their foot, generating a fit ID for personalized size recommendations.

AI & Machine LearningE-commerceRetail TechBengaluru, IN

Co-investorsMatchstick VenturesTechstars

Gland Pharmaglandpharma.com
Imedximedx.com
Inc Nutincnut.com

IncNut operates content-driven, customized e-commerce consumer brands, including the parenting website MomJunction and the personalized skincare and Ayurvedic hair care lines SkinKraft and Vedix.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceWellness & Fitness

Indusosindusos.com
Infinite Uptimeinfinite-uptime.comin𝕏Dec 2016

Infinite Uptime builds PlantOS, a prescriptive AI platform for heavy manufacturing that reads mechanical and process-induced fault signatures to tell plant operators which equipment fault to fix, why, and by when.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningIoTMenlo Park, US

Raunak Bhinge(Executive Officer, Director)Jean-David Margulici(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsDorm RoomGiTV, Inc.OUP (Osage University Partners)TDK VenturesTrifecta Capital AdvisorsAvataar Venture Partners+1 more

InOpenin𝕏

Next Education builds technology-enabled learning content and platforms for schools in India, including products like TeachNext and LearnNext, digital classrooms, activity/lab kits, and a learning management system.

EdTechSaaSIndia, IN

Raveendranath Kamath(Co-Founder & Chief Financial Officer)Beas Dev Ralhan(Chief Executive Officer)Daljit Singh(Director)

INurtureinurture.co.in
IQLECTiqlect.comin𝕏

iQlect develops a converged, AI-enabled platform for real-time predictive big data analytics.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Co-investorsExfinity Ventures

Kisshtkissht.comin𝕏

Kissht offers digital gold as an online investment product, letting users in India buy, sell, redeem, and store 24K gold via its app starting from ₹10, with holdings backed by insured physical gold and real-time price tracking.

AI & Machine LearningFintechMumbai, IN

Ranvir Singh(Chairman & CEO)inKrishnan Vishwanathan(Co-founder & Promoter)

Co-investorsEndiya PartnersTrifecta Capital AdvisorsVertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.

Little Eyelittleeye.coacquired by Allume Energy

Little Eye makes performance analysis software for Android developers and QA testers.

Developer Tools

Aditya KulkarniGiridhar MurthyLakshman Kakkirala

Co-investors500 GlobalEndiya Partners

Lohumlohum.com

Portfolio company (founder: Rajat)

Co-investorsCactus Venture PartnersTracxn labs

Loyltyloylty.comin

Loylty is a loyalty management platform that helps retail and financial services companies increase customer lifetime value and repeat purchases through AI-powered segmentation and data-driven engagement.

Enterprise SoftwareMarketing TechRetail Tech

Mardilmardil.com

HealthtechPlymouth, US

JAMES BUCK(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardMOHAMED ABDUL NASER BIN JAAFAR, MD(Director)RAMESH ALUR(Director)inDANIEL PELAK(Director)MARSHALL STANTON(Director)J. ANDREW BETTS(Director)

MGH Labsbogorchid.com
MoEngagemoengage.comin𝕏

MoEngage is a customer engagement platform that helps brands deliver personalized experiences across industries including financial services, food & beverage, media & entertainment, travel & hospitality, and retail/e-commerce.

AdTechMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Raviteja Dodda(Executive Officer, Director)inYashwanth Kumar Kammara(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardShailesh Ghorpade(Director)inRahul Chandra(Director)Tarun Davda(Director)inSrikanth Sundararajan(Director)in

Co-investorsAlchemist AcceleratorAmicus Capital PartnersB Capital GroupB4 CapitalChrysCapitalExfinity Ventures+3 more

Moschipmoschip.comin𝕏

MosChip Technologies is a semiconductor and product engineering services company providing end-to-end design and development from concept to complete systems, serving enterprise customers across multiple industries.

AI & Machine LearningHardwareIoTSemiconductorsHyderabad, IN

Ram Reddy(Founder & CEO)Srinivasa Rao Kakumanu(Managing Director & CEO)in

Moschip Semiconductors

Exited via India (BSE) listing.

Neurosynapticneurosynaptic.comin𝕏

Neurosynaptic Communications provides customized healthcare delivery solutions and telemedicine services designed for primary healthcare centers and underserved regions.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechImpact & Social GoodSaaS

Sameer Sawarkar(Founder and CEO)Rajeev Kumar(Founder and COO)

Co-investorsBill & Melinda Gates FoundationHealthQuad

Ocean Sparkleoceansparkle.com

Exited with 35x return on investment.

Onconovaonconova.com
One Breathonebreathventilators.com

OneBreath is an international medical device company that commercializes mechanical ventilation technology developed at Stanford University, offering high-performance ventilators at an affordable cost.

HardwareHealthtechMedical Devices

Orcasystemsorcasystems.comin

Orca Systems is a fabless semiconductor company that designs, develops, tests, and manufactures RF ICs, RF IP, mixed-signal ASICs, and RF-based SoCs, with a focus on low-power RF transceivers for the IoT market.

AI & Machine LearningHardwareIoTSemiconductors

John McDonough(CEO/CTO & Director)

Orion Edutechorionedutech.com
Palredpalred.comin𝕏

Palred Technologies designs and manufactures affordable consumer electronics and mobile accessories under the pTron brand, sold across Indian e-commerce and retail channels.

Advanced ManufacturingConsumerHardwareHyderabad, IN

Pitstopgetpitstop.com
Porteaportea.comin𝕏

Portea Medical provides medical care in patients' homes, offering primary, preventive, and elderly care services.

Digital HealthHealthtechBengaluru, IN

Vaibhav Tewari(Founder)in

Co-investorsAccelFundamentumQualcomm Ventures

revalyurevalyu.comin𝕏

Revalyu (revalyu Resources) recycles PET plastic to produce sustainable recycled polyester used by textile mills and consumer product makers.

Circular EconomyCleantechNew Materials

Dr. Vivek Tandon(Founder)Jan van Kisfeld(Managing Director & Head of Legal)

Richcore
Richcore Lifesciencesacquired by Laurus Labs

Acquired by Laurus Labs, an India-listed pharma major.

Richcoreindiarichcoreindia.com
Sapalaorganicssapalaorganics.com

Sapala Organics is a contract research and manufacturing organization (CRO/CDMO) specializing in nucleic acid chemistry, oligonucleotide synthesis, and medicinal chemistry for the pharmaceutical industry.

BiotechDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechMedical Devices

Dr. P.Y. Reddy(Founder)Dr. Yogesh Sanghvi

Co-investorsAdvent International

Secloreseclore.com

Co-investorsOquirrh VenturesTrifecta Capital Advisors

Skinkraftskinkraft.comin𝕏

SkinKraft sells customized, dermatologist-approved skincare and haircare products based on a skin/hair profiling tool (SkinID) that matches ingredients and formulations to individual needs.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce

Co-investorsRPSG Capital Ventures

Sresta's 24 Mantra
Total Prosthetics and Orthotics

Exited through a financial secondary to Parkway Capital and Northcreek in the US.

Exits · 2

IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolio

Little Eyeacq. by Allume EnergyRichcore Lifesciencesacq. by Laurus Labs

Portfolio news

latest coverage across their companies

Frequently asked questions

How many investments has VenturEast made?
VenturEast has 64 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO.
What stage does VenturEast invest at?
VenturEast invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth, Late Stage stages.
What sectors does VenturEast focus on?
VenturEast focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AgTech, AI & Machine Learning, B2B Marketplaces, Biotech, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Cloud Computing, Consumer, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Developer Tools, E-commerce, EdTech, Energy, Enterprise Software, Fintech, FoodTech, Hardware, Healthtech, Logistics & Supply Chain, Medical Devices, Mobility & Transportation, New Materials, Retail Tech, SaaS, Semiconductors.
Where is VenturEast located?
VenturEast is headquartered in Bangalore, IN.
Who does VenturEast co-invest with?
VenturEast most often shares deals with Trifecta Capital Advisors, Endiya Partners, Exfinity Ventures, among 44 tracked co-investors.

Media · Podcasts & interviews

featuring the team

Podcast #9 | Discussing AI with Dr. Srikanth Sundararajan - General Partner at Ventureast

Gradient Advisors · Srikanth Sundararajan

Pivotal Moments with Sarath Naru - venture capitalist and founder of VenturEast

Ram Shivakumar · Sarath Naru

Episode XXXix- Srikanth Sundararajan, General Partner at VenturEast

DamaniTalks · Srikanth Sundararajan

Evolution of SaaS | Srikanth Sundararajan | General Partner - Ventureast | The Startup Operator

The Startup Operator · Srikanth Sundararajan

Sarath Naru (Ventureast) at Startup Grind Chennai

Startup Grind Local · Sarath Naru

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